Susan Missing: Two Years

Next week it will be two years since December 6, 2009—the day that Susan Cox Powell was taken from her home, her family, and all those she loves and cares about.

The past two years have been a terrible ordeal of grief and heartbreak, but we have not given up hope: we know the police are doing everything they can. We believe they will find her and find the answers we all so desperately need.

But they’ve also brought surprising blessings. We have seen Susan’s life touch the hearts of many thousands of people all over the world. We’ve been the recipients of so much love, so much prayer, so many kind thoughts and wishes. We are so grateful for every person who has spread the word of Susan’s disappearance in any way, whether online or in person. The outpouring of support has helped us keep going.

Now that Susan’s beloved little boys are finally in a safe and stable environment, many people have asked what they can do to help her boys. The boys’ needs are being taken care of, but there are so many other children in need of help.

We know Susan always loved to serve and help others and she especially loved children. We’ve chosen to remember her in Utah at this 2-year anniversary by making donations to the Christmas Box House and the adjacent Group Homes for teens. This wonderful organization takes care of children who are in protective custody of the state, just as Susan’s boys were last month. Please see their website for more information about this organization.

We will be gathering donations for the Christmas Box House and group homes this Monday, December 5, from 7pm-8:30pm in the meeting room at Hunter Library in West Valley City (4740 West 4100 South).

If you don’t live near Salt Lake City or can’t make it on Monday, but would like to donate, the Christmas Box House has a place to make online financial donations.

They also accept donations at these locations:

Salt Lake City: 3660 S. West Temple Salt Lake City, UT 84115

Ogden, Utah: 1181 Christmas Box Lane (950 E.) Ogden, UT 84404

Moab, Utah: 180 South 300 East Moab, UT 84532

You could also find an organization or shelter in your own local area and donate things to help others, in Susan’s honor.

Susan has a loving and compassionate heart and she would love to participate in a cause like this, if she were still here. Please join us in helping other children and honoring Susan as we serve others.

I live in Marion Alabama and we have a wonderful organization to give to. I will donate in Honor of Susan Cox Powell and will continue with my daily Prayers for her and her children and family, friends and loved ones all over the world.

Since December seventh, two thousand and nine,
a young mother named Susan, no one can find.
Her mom and her dad, they miss her terribly,
as the search for their Susan goes on tirelessly.

Their daughter’s voice is a silence they hear;
first days into weeks, now two years draw near.
A bright, shining light from their lives someone stole,
leaving their hearts feeling less than whole.

A mother’s loving hands her sons may never hold;
of her love for them, only stories can be told.
Fret not should their mother on earth be no more,
for around them an Angel, named “Susan”, shall soar.

So, for Susan’s friends and dear family,
in this prayer to our Father, I ask you to join me…

“In the search for their Susan, may closure be brought,
with answers to questions they’ve desperately sought.
May the comfort of Jesus, the Cox family feel,
and their faith in God’s Heaven, help them to heal.”